On the day of the divorce, I became Qin Shao's darling.

Lin Xiwei was almost laughing so hard she was about to burst.

She's been too busy lately and has had less time to spend with her son. The little guy spends most of his time with the Qin family's parents every day.

Unexpectedly, his language skills improved by leaps and bounds in just over half a month.

Qin Jiamo was extremely ashamed.

He couldn't let a three-year-old look down on him, so he had to promise, "Uncle will definitely tell you a story tomorrow night."

"Hmph, if Uncle is lying to me, I'll tell Grandpa and Grandma."

"Okay, Junjun, go to sleep now."

Qin Jiamo really wanted to ask her mother what she was doing, but she held back the words.

The child talked to him on the phone for so long, but she didn't say a word, as if she didn't exist.

Logically and emotionally, she should at least say hello, considering how much he had helped her during this time.

Thinking of this, Qin Jiamo's mood turned gloomy again.

"Okay, goodnight, Uncle."

After saying this, Junjun was about to hang up, but the little guy put down his watch and then suddenly picked it up again. "By the way, Uncle, Mom cares about you a lot too, but she's too scared to call you herself, so she asked me to... mmm mmm."

Lin Xiwei didn't expect her son to trick her just as he was about to hang up the phone, so she quickly rushed over and covered his little mouth.

Then, he quickly hung up the phone and checked his watch.

Junjun chuckled, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Lin Xiwei pretended to be angry, "What do you mean? What did Mom just tell you? You're not allowed to mention me to your uncle. You did this on purpose."

Junjun said matter-of-factly, "Yes, because I'm in my rebellious phase and I always go against adults."

"..." Lin Xiwei was truly at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Meanwhile, back home, Qin Jiamo looked at her phone after the call ended, and the words of her beloved son, "Mom cares about you too," echoed in her mind. Her mood, which had just been clouded with sadness, inexplicably brightened again.

That "mmm" sound must have been from her covering the child's mouth.

If she cares about him, why won't she accept his feelings?

They didn't even give him a chance to speak.

Qin Jiamo didn't have much experience in dating and didn't know much about women.

But he could sense that Lin Xiwei wasn't completely indifferent to him.

I just don't know what she's afraid of or hesitating about, that makes her so determined to keep him at arm's length.

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On Monday, Lin Xiwei was going to the real estate center with Su Yunfan to complete the property transfer procedures.

Her back injury has mostly recovered, and she has no problems with daily life. The bruises on her face are also fading.

Thinking she could finish her business as soon as possible and go back to work, she contacted Su Yunfan while she was still eating breakfast.

"What's the rush? Do you think I can run away?" Su Yunfan said impatiently, his attitude was very bad.

Lin Xiwei didn't mince words, saying bluntly, "I don't trust your character, so of course I have to remind you to arrive early."

Su Yunfan scoffed, "If you don't trust me, why did you marry me in the first place?"

"You disguised yourself so well back then, and I was too careless."

Su Yunfan scoffed without hesitation: "Lin Xiwei, stop flaunting yourself. With a family background like yours, you're lucky to even be with me. With your vampire parents and your Voldemort-like nature, who else but me would want you?"

"Forget it, I don't want to waste my breath on you."

Seeing his attitude, Lin Xiwei worried that he might go back on his word, so she had to remind him, "You're only out on bail, not released without charge. If you dare to cause any trouble, you'll have to bear the consequences."

Lin Xiwei was in a bad mood after hanging up the phone.

Junjun was eating breakfast when he turned to look at her and asked, "Mom, are you calling Dad?"

Looking into her son's eyes, Lin Xiwei knew that the little guy still missed his father a little.

After all, that person had been with him since birth.

"Yes," Lin Xiwei nodded, then thought for a moment and decided to be honest with her son, "Dad is separated from us. We won't live together anymore, and we won't be able to see each other often."

Junjun lowered his head and stirred the porridge in front of him. "I know... Dad doesn't want us anymore."

Seeing her son's pitiful look, Lin Xiwei tenderly stroked his bald head. "Did you miss your dad?"

Junjun shook his head, "I don't want to. He doesn't come to see me, so I don't want to."

The little guy was stubborn, but his slightly reddened eyes betrayed his true feelings.

But this is the reality he must face, and Lin Xiwei is powerless to change it.

Seeing that the mother and son were in a somber mood, the Qin family elders came over and coaxed Junjun away.

"Weiwei, go take care of your business. Don't worry about the child, we'll take care of him," Old Madam Qin comforted Lin Xiwei kindly.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

As I stepped out of the ward, bodyguards were already waiting at the door.

"Miss Lin, Mr. Qin instructed us to take you to the real estate center," the bodyguard said as he stepped forward.

Lin Xiwei didn't understand what Qin Jiamo meant.

He was clearly indifferent to her, even avoiding her somewhat, yet he still had people taking care of her at all times.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Lin Xiwei didn't stand on ceremony and agreed immediately.

After all, the Su family was numerous and powerful, while she was all alone and definitely needed someone to help her and give her courage.

Upon arriving at the real estate center, unsurprisingly, Su Yunfan was late.

The agreed time was 8:30, but Lin Xiwei called him three times and he didn't show up until 10:30.

Lin Xiwei had already lost her temper. When she saw him get out of the car with Zhong Yurou by his side, the two of them holding hands intimately, she rolled her eyes at him.

Zhong Yurou stepped forward and gave an affected smile: "Sorry, I overslept and am a little late."

Lin Xiwei sneered, "Why sleep so much in life? You'll sleep forever after you die."

"You—" Zhong Yurou didn't expect her to be so vicious, and her expression changed instantly. "With such a venomous mouth, how come you haven't poisoned yourself to death?"

Lin Xiwei said slowly and deliberately, "My sharp tongue varies from person to person, but it's nothing compared to your innate tendency to be a jerk."

"Lin Xiwei, you!" Zhong Yurou was speechless after being rebuked.

Lin Xiwei smiled, turned around and went up the steps: "Let's go, if we dawdle any longer, they'll be closing time. If we can't finish the paperwork today, you two will be singing 'Tears Behind Bars' again tomorrow."

Lin Xiwei's words were a blatant threat—if Su Yunfan didn't cooperate with the property transfer, he would have to go back to the police station.

Now that Su Yunfan had witnessed Qin Jiamo's connections and power, he dared not be frivolous. Although he looked unconvinced, he still followed.

Zhong Yurou tugged at his arm, very angry: "You didn't say a word when she insulted me like that."

Su Yunfan said with a stern face, "Why bother arguing with her? If she loses me, she'll be your defeated foe."

That one sentence actually managed to appease Zhong Yurou.

A smug look appeared on her face, but she asked with a hint of resentment, "You're really going to give her the house?"

"What else? You want me to go in and squat there?" Su Yunfan retorted.

"Can't you speak properly?!"

Zhong Yurou pouted, stomped her feet, and rolled her eyes, using a series of coquettish gestures to make Su Yunfan give in immediately.

"Honey, don't worry. As long as the company exists, I'll turn things around sooner or later. I'll buy you a big villa, hire ten maids and nannies, and guarantee you'll live a hundred times better than Lin Xiwei!"

It must be said that Su Yunfan is also a master of empty promises.

But Zhong Yurou just happens to fall for this.

Having appeased their new love—or rather, their old flame—the two finally entered the real estate center hand in hand.

Lin Xiwei felt disgusted by their appearance and didn't even glance at them the whole time.

While the staff were processing the transaction, Su Yunfan glanced at Lin Xiwei, who remained silent, and asked sourly, "Where's Qin Jiamo? Why didn't he come with you?"

"He was hospitalized after you hit him with a chair, what do you mean?" Lin Xiwei retorted directly.

"Who are you kidding? My dad said he saw him that day, and he rushed to defend you and stand up for you." Su Yunfan snorted coldly, her tone even more awkward. "I never thought that a divorced woman with a child like you could hook up with someone like Qin Jiamo. No wonder you're so determined to divorce me."

Lin Xiwei didn't respond to his words, but instead turned to look at the third sister beside him.

"Zhong Yurou, did you hear that? He's blaming me for insisting on divorcing him. He means that if I hadn't insisted on divorcing him, he wouldn't have been willing to separate from me."

Before Lin Xiwei could finish speaking, Zhong Yurou grabbed Su Yunfan's ear and twisted it. "What do you mean? You were just saying you'd buy me a villa and hire servants, and now you're all still clinging to your ex-wife?"

"No, no, I was just saying it offhand," Su Yunfan immediately admitted defeat.

Looking at his appearance, Lin Xiwei felt nauseous, as if she had swallowed a fly.

It turns out that the difference between loving and not loving is so obvious.

Su Yunfan, who always puts on airs and displays his authority as the head of the family in front of himself, turns out to be a cowardly sycophant in front of his beloved white moonlight.

She couldn't bear to watch it for even a second longer.

Just then, the staff finished processing the paperwork and handed over the documents: "Hello, the procedures are complete. This is the new property ownership certificate."

Su Yunfan subconsciously reached out to take it, but Lin Xiwei snatched it away first.

He was embarrassed after his attempt failed.

"Thank you." Lin Xiwei nodded politely to the staff member, then turned and left.

Su Yunfan turned around and called out to her, "Lin Xiwei!"

Lin Xiwei didn't linger; she didn't want to deal with this person anymore.

Su Yunfan hurriedly chased after her and stopped her at the door.

"Is there anything else?" Lin Xiwei asked coldly.

Su Yunfan frowned at her attitude and said, "Although I was the one who wronged you first, you took all my assets, so you've made a huge profit."

"Have you finished farting?"

Su Yunfan, his face filled with barely suppressed anger, said, "Why have you become so sharp-tongued and sarcastic?"

"Sharp-tongued? Thanks to you, from the moment you cheated on me, all my gentleness was wasted." Lin Xiwei rolled her eyes at him.

Su Yunfan's face scrunched up as he stared at her as if she were a stranger.

Seeing that he had nothing more to say, Lin Xiwei turned to leave.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed her.

The moment he grabbed her arm, Lin Xiwei turned around and slapped him across the face with her other hand.

The loud "snap" attracted the attention of many people around.

Zhong Yurou strode forward, angrily shouting, "Lin Xiwei, are you crazy?! Who gave you the right to hit someone?!"

"Who told him to harass me?" Lin Xiwei retorted sharply.

The two bodyguards who were guarding nearby saw the sudden change in the situation and immediately rushed over.

Seeing them, Su Yunfan nodded knowingly: "Good, very good. I thought Qin Jiamo wasn't with you... Looks like he's already slept with you, stop pretending to be innocent. You wait, I'll rise again one day, and then you'll be begging me to come back!"

"Su Yunfan, you're really sick!" Seeing a crowd gathered around, Lin Xiwei, not wanting to embarrass herself, turned to her bodyguard and said, "Let's go, ignore him."

Su Yunfan looked at her and shouted, "Junjun is still my son! Even a divorce won't change that. When I'm able to, I'll get him back!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Yurou grabbed his arm and angrily asked, "What are you doing? That's not your biological child. Does he need to come back and ask for more mouths?"

"You don't understand, that child is her lifeblood, and I want to take her life!" Su Yunfan stared at Lin Xiwei's departing figure, gritting his teeth.

Actually, the reason he stopped Lin Xiwei earlier was to ask how Junjun's illness was going.

But Lin Xiwei slapped him in the face, and he immediately felt hatred and only wanted to take revenge on her.

Zhong Yurou felt relieved after hearing this. "I thought you couldn't bear to part with that child... If you really want a boy, I can be a sperm donor for you once you recover. You can have as many children as you want."

Su Yunfan was excited. "Rou Rou, are you serious? You're willing to suffer like that for me?"

Zhong Yurou said coyly, "That depends on how good you are to me."

"Okay, of course it's good for you! Everything I have is yours, isn't that good?" Su Yunfan quickly assured him.

As Lin Xiwei walked down the steps and was about to get into her car, a bodyguard called out to her.

"Miss Lin, Mr. Qin has arrived. He's in the car behind."

Lin Xiwei was taken aback, then turned her gaze to the distance and saw the Maybach that Qin Jiamo often drove.

She was stunned.

When did Qin Jiamo arrive?

Did you come to see her for something?

Thinking about their ambiguous relationship, she felt both burning with anticipation and nervous uncertainty.

However, Han Rui had already gotten out of the car, opened the back door with one hand, and quietly waited for her to get in.

Lin Xiwei hesitated for a moment, but still walked over.

After giving Han Rui a polite nod, she bent down and got into the car.

Qin Jiamo was in the back seat. Even sitting down, his tall and imposing figure exuded a powerful aura that was impossible to ignore.

In fact, Lin Xiwei looked extremely uncomfortable and was very nervous, but she still pretended to be calm.

"Why are you here? Did you go to the hospital for a check-up today?" Lin Xiwei asked with concern, but she didn't even look directly at the other person.

Qin Jiamo stared at her and realized that she was deliberately avoiding him and was just pretending to be generous.

"I went there this morning," he replied casually.

"What did the doctor say?"

"good."

The man was a man of few words, which made it impossible for Lin Xiwei to continue the conversation.

The car door closed, and Han Rui sat in the passenger seat, while a professional driver drove in the driver's seat.

Han Rui turned to Lin Xiwei and explained, "Miss Lin, we're going to the household registration center now. The matter of changing the young master's name has been delayed for a few days."

Lin Xiwei suddenly realized.

Indeed, Qin Jiamo had told her about this last week.

The household registration center notified us that the online application was complete, and she, as the guardian, needed to go in to confirm it before Junjun could officially change his name and obtain a new household registration.

She nodded, then looked at Qin Jiamo and said somewhat apologetically, "I'm troubling you to come with me again."

What she really wanted to say was that she could handle this herself and didn't need him to accompany her.

But the words were on the tip of my tongue, and I dared not say them.

After all, Junjun is also a member of the Qin family, and it is only natural for his uncle to pay attention to this matter.

Hearing her being so polite, Qin Jiamo could no longer contain herself and turned to look at her. "Isn't she my god-sister? Why are we family members being so formal?"